Removing The System Board - Dell Studio 1745 Service Manual

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System Board
Dell Studio™ 1745/1747 Service Manual
Removing the System Board
Replacing the System Board
Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best
practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell™
is not covered by your warranty.
CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal
surface (such as a connector on your computer).
CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see
computer.
Removing the System Board
1. Follow the procedures in Before You
2. Press and eject any installed cards from the ExpressCard slot or the 8-in-1 media card reader.
3. Remove the battery (see Removing the
4. Remove the base cover (see
5. Remove the memory module(s) (see
6. Remove the Mini-Card(s) (see
7. Remove the hard drive(s) (see
8. Remove the coin-cell battery (see
9. Remove the center control cover (see
10. Remove the keyboard (see
11. Remove the media controls board (see
12. Remove the palm rest (see
13. Remove the Bluetooth card (see
14. Remove the thermal fan (see
15. Remove the media card reader board (see
16. Remove the optical drive (see
17. Remove the seven screws that secure the system board assembly to the computer base.
Begin.
Battery).
Removing the Base Cover).
Removing the Memory Module(s)).
Removing the Mini-Card).
Removing the Hard Drive(s)).
Removing the Coin-Cell Battery).
Removing the Center Control
Removing the Keyboard).
Removing the Media Controls
Removing the Palm Rest).
Removing the Bluetooth Card).
Removing the Thermal Fan).
Removing the Media Card Reader
Removing the Optical Drive).
Removing the
Cover).
Board).
Board).
Battery) before working inside the